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Mechanical properties of transition metal dichalcogenides: towards high-performance polymer nanocomposites
(IOP Publishing, 2025-01-01)Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit excellent tensile strength, flexibility, and resilience due to their unique layered structure, where metal atoms are sandwiched between two layers of chalcogen atoms. The ... -
Recyclable PVA/starch/Ti3C2Tx MXene nanocomposite films with superior mechanical and barrier properties.
(Elsevier, 2025-01-06)The fabrication of eco-friendly and high-performance composite materials has gained significant attention for multifunctional applications. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/starch composite films containing varying amounts of Ti3C2Tx ... -
Impact of vibration on Li-ion battery cooling: A system dynamics analysis and physical characterisation
(Elsevier, 2025-04-01)In electric vehicles, batteries can experience vibration together with the vehicle, an effect that remains largely unexplored from the viewpoint of thermal management. Cooling of a single vibrating battery cell constitutes ... -
Ruelle-Takens-Newhouse and degenerate period-doubling routes to chaos in a wavy-channel flow under mixed convection
(American Physical Society, 2024-12-01)We numerically investigate the effects of mixed convection on the nonlinear dynamics and heat transfer of the flow through a two-dimensional wavy channel with varying degrees of symmetry at Reynolds numbers ranging from ... -
Optimisation of the thermodynamic and environmental performances of a flat plate solar collector with multiple turbulators: An integrated experimental, numerical, and machine learning investigation
(Elsevier, 2025-01)Flat plate solar collectors (FPSCs) offer an economically attractive renewable energy solution, but their widespread adoption has been limited by suboptimal thermal performance. This study introduces an innovative strategy ... -
Slip length and drag reduction of superhydrophobic surfaces in shear-thinning fluid flows.
(Elsevier, 2025-01-20)HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesise that superhydrophobic surfaces can achieve effective interfacial slip and drag reduction even under non-Newtonian, shear-thinning fluid flows. Unlike Newtonian fluids, where slip is primarily ... -
Reducing Hand Grasp Classes Based on Grip Geometry: Grasp Simulation Using a 20-DOF Anthropomorphic Hand
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Charge Regulation in Liquid Films Stabilized by Ionic Surfactants: Change in Adsorption with Film Thickness and Phase Transitions
(MDPI AG, 2025-02-01)<jats:p>When a liquid film is thinning, the charge and the potential of its surfaces change simultaneously due to the interaction between the two surfaces. This phenomenon is an example for charge regulation and has been ... -
Developing a more representative friction and wear simulator for tire tread compounds
(Elsevier, 2025-01-17)This study outlines a novel method to evaluate friction and wear performance in tire tread compounds. This new laboratory method takes into account the realistic contact force of a tread block impacting the road during ... -
Tannic acid and aminopropyltriethoxysilane modified basalt fiber/epoxy resin composites with enhanced interfacial and mechanical properties
(2024-01-01)In the present study, a mild and eco-friendly method is adopted to co-deposit tannic acid (TA) and aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) onto the surface of basalt fibers (BFs) in an aqueous medium. Stiffness and strength ... -
Improving the impact resistance of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer composites via a biomimetic nacre structure
(2025-01-01)This work proposes a biomimetic composite laminate based on the “brick-and-mortar” layered structures found in nacre to improve the impact resistance of basalt fiber-reinforced polymers (BFRPs). The “brick-and-mortar” ... -
The Design of Intrinsically Conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks for Thermoelectric Materials
(Wiley, 2025)Thermoelectric (TE) materials offer exciting promise in the development of sustainable, green energy alternatives. Ideal TE materials promote high electrical conductivity, whilst effectively scattering phonons for reduced ... -
A thermodynamic computational model analysis of a newly designed Tri-Rotor (T-R) volume air compressor
(Elsevier, 2024-08-01)A thermodynamic computational modelling (TCM) approach is developed to model and simulate thermodynamic processes of a newly designed rotary type air compressor named ‘tri-rotor (T-R) compressor’ using a Lattice-Boltzmann ... -
Photonic-enabled Simultaneous Self-interference Cancellation and Image Rejection Receiver with Dispersion Immunity Fiber Transmission
(IEEE, 2024-01-01)A receiver with photonics-enabled simultaneous self-interference cancellation and image rejection for in-band full-duplex communication is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The carrier suppressed double sideband ... -
Study of electrocatalytic CO<inf>2</inf> reduction using tin-oxalate organometallic frameworks doped with cadmium
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024-01-01)The electrochemical reduction of CO2 demands highly effective catalysts due to the molecule's inherent stability. Depending on the catalyst's performance and selectivity, a range of products can be generated, from simple ... -
Hydraulic Volumetric Soft Everting Vine Robot Steering Mechanism for Underwater Exploration
(2024-09-01)Despite a significant proportion of the Earth being covered in water, exploration of what lies below has been limited due to the challenges and difficulties inherent in the process. Current state of the art robots such as ... -
The Influence of Alkyl Spacers and Molecular Weight on the Charge Transport and Storage Properties of Oxy-Bithiophene-Based Conjugated Polymers.
(2024-12-23)Conjugated polymers (CPs) with polar side chains can conduct electronic and ionic charges simultaneously, making them promising for bioelectronics, electrocatalysis and energy storage. Recent work showed that adding alkyl ... -
Computational Modelling in Nuclear Science and Engineering: The Role of Artificial Intelligence
(2023-09-01)Artificial Intelligence (AI) is proving transformative in other sectors – with due caution, the nuclear sector should actively explore how their community can gain from these new techniques. The AI4PDEs approach can unify ...